Ending the military use of schools….

From the INEE newsletter and linked to the last post on protecting education from attack Norway: Leading Way to End Military Use of Schools Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs On June 13, the Norwegian Government released a white paper on global education, announcing its support to education in crisis and conflict. The key priorities listed in the white

The Role of Communities in Protecting Education from Attack

There were times when conflict was directed at the military and military establishments, now it seems that schools, hospitals and markets are the targets of choice in many of today’s conflicts. Can we help to protect them? The Role of Communities in Protecting Education from Attack Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack GCPEA’s new

Day of the African Child

On the Day of the African Child, two new reports spotlight out-of-school children in Africa UNICEF Education The Day of the African Child is celebrated on June 16th to commemorate the day when, in 1976, thousands of black school children in Soweto, South Africa, took to the streets to protest the inferior quality of their education and

Ethics and Education – an important partnership

ETICO is a resource platform on ethics and corruption in education supported by UNESCO. This is a timely initiative as we see reduced spending on education in a number of countries , yet more demands from the systems themselves, for more classrooms, more and better teaching and learning resources, improved and increased teacher professional development etc  so